Saint Helena Act 1833

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The Saint Helena Act 1833 was a key piece of British legislation that reorganized the administration of India, ended the East India Company's commercial activities, and centralized power under the British Crown.

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Saint Helena Act 1833 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
British statute ⓘ
affectedTerritory Presidency of Bengal ⓘ
Presidency of Bombay ⓘ
Presidency of Madras ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Charter Act of 1833 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Act 1833
appliesTo British colonial administration in India ⓘ
centralized legislative authority in the Governor-General in Council ⓘ
chairOfFirstLawCommission Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ
citation 3 & 4 Will. IV c. 85 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdOffice Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India
effectOnEastIndiaCompany converted East India Company into an administrative body for the British government in India ⓘ
ended East India Company trade monopoly in India ⓘ
established first Law Commission for India ⓘ
extendedAuthorityOf Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
firstGovernorGeneralOfIndiaUnderAct Lord William Bentinck ⓘ
jurisdiction British India ⓘ
legalStatus superseded by later Government of India Acts ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTermImpact laid groundwork for codification of Indian law ⓘ
marked transition of East India Company from commercial to purely administrative role ⓘ
strengthened British central control over Indian administration ⓘ
madeGovernorGeneralOfBengal Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India
namedAfter island of Saint Helena ⓘ
linked to: Saint Helena
policy opening of civil offices in India to all persons irrespective of religion, place of birth, descent or colour ⓘ
providedFor creation of a law commission for India ⓘ
purpose to centralize authority over British India under the British Crown ⓘ
to reorganize the administration of British India ⓘ
to terminate the commercial functions of the East India Company ⓘ
relatedTo Charter Acts ⓘ
East India Company Act 1813 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Act 1813

Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
reorganized Government of India ⓘ
restricted powers of provincial governments in India ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1833 ⓘ
shortName Government of India Act 1833 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Act 1833
subjectMatter constitutional framework of British India ⓘ
legislative powers in India ⓘ
powers of the Governor-General and his council ⓘ
yearEnacted 1833 ⓘ

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Charter Act 1833 → alsoKnownAs → Saint Helena Act 1833 ⓘ